Jacob Lensky

Jacob Lensky
Lensky in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jacob Lensky
Date of birth (1988-12-16) December 16, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Anderlecht
Sparta Prague
Slavia Prague
Blackburn Rovers
2004–2007 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Feyenoord 1 (0)
2009–2011 Utrecht 55 (4)
International career‡
2006 Canada U20 2 (0)
2008 Canada U23 2 (0)
2010–2011 Czech Republic U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 1, 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:15, April 11, 2013 (UTC)

Jacob Lensky (born December 16, 1988) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. Born in Canada, he has represented Canada and the Czech Republic internationally at youth levels.

Club career

Youth career

Lensky was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and attended Vancouver College. His early soccer career was spent throughout Europe - in Belgium with Anderlecht,[1] in the Czech Republic with Sparta Prague[1] and Slavia Prague,[2] in England with Blackburn Rovers[1] and Scotland with Celtic.[3]

Professional career

In September 2006, Lensky signed a pre-contract agreement with Dutch side Feyenoord, effective from January 1, 2007.[4] He made his Eredivisie debut for Feyenoord on February 11, 2007, against Twente.[5]

Lensky announced his retirement from professional soccer in August 2008,[6] before training with the Vancouver Whitecaps in January 2009.[7] Lensky was also offered a trial with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, but he declined.[8]

Lensky returned to professional football in September 2009, when he signed a one-year deal with Dutch side Utrecht[9] staying there until late 2011, when he returned to Canada.[10]

He was on trial with Whitecaps FC of MLS until he was released on February 12, 2013.[11]

International career

Canada

Lensky was involved with Canada's unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played in games against Mexico and Haiti.[12]

Czech Republic

Lensky was a member of the Czech Republic U-21 team[13] and made his debut on March 3, 2010 against Finland.[14] He made his competitive debut on August 11, 2010 against San Marino.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Ones That Got Away: Canada's Lost International Talent Goal.com, December 8, 2010
  2. ^ Celtic reject blasts Parkhead ‘old school crap’ Archived September 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine STV Sport, December 19, 2009
  3. ^ SPL transfer window signings BBC Sport, February 1, 2005
  4. ^ Lensky links up with Feyenoord UEFA.com, January 3, 2007
  5. ^ "Jacob Lensky". Football Lineups. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  6. ^ REDNATION SPEAKS WITH CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL JACOB LENSKY OF FC UTRECHT Archived August 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Rednation, November 4, 2009
  7. ^ Marc Weber (January 7, 2009). "Finding urge to play again". Vancouver Whitecaps. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  8. ^ José Miguel Romero (January 31, 2009). "Sounders FC camp highlights, Day 8". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  9. ^ As teenager Thomas Rogne signs for Celtic, it’s worth remembering that for every Stilian Petrov there is a Jacob Lensky HeraldScotland, January 21, 2010
  10. ^ "Lensky parts ways with Utrecht". Sky Sports. December 29, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  11. ^ Darcy Green (February 12, 2013). "Whitecaps FC set for trip to Charleston | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  12. ^ "Technical Report" (PDF). 2008. Archived from the original (pdf) on January 14, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  13. ^ Jacob Lensky to play for Czech Republic Archived January 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Red Nation Online, November 5, 2009
  14. ^ Voetbalnieuws: Lensky verlengt contract bij FC Utrecht met twee jaar Sportweek.nl Archived February 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Jacob Lensky UEFA.com